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# Saimin Yuugi Translation

Lets keep this collaborative, shall we?

Feel free to add data10.pack from the additional fiels folder to your GameData folder. This is a translation patch for the UI. This file needs to be the last loaded patch file or things will break.

There is also a new game executable available in the additional files folder which translates other strings not covered by the script.

## Translation Style Guide

This will be updated as needed. Ideally we would want to stay consistent with the wording if different people are working on different routes or files

For now, this should be followed if editing files

- Present tense narration

- Leaving a space after ellipses

- Leaving honorifics in

- QLIE does not support normal commas. Use a full Width comma (Unicode U+FF0C) instead

## Building the Patch
Copy arc_conv.exe from the tools folder to the root folder and open a command prompt window. Run the following command.

```
arc_conv.exe --pack qlie data6.pack\ output.pack
```
Back up your current data6.pack file and rename output.pack to data6.pack, or name this output file data8.pack

repo_name: WaifusAndSyrup/saimin

license: unknown


code:
@@@AVG\header.s
@@MAIN

\scp,sys	\p,0

\wait,2000

\case,paramStr[0]
	\ans,"�a�`�c�d�m�c"

	\ans,"�����d�m�c"

		^movie,"movie\MOV_SYG_ED_01"

	\ans,"�p�[�e�B�[�`�F���["

		\sub,@@!EndRoll,"Script\EndRoll\main.s",saimin_ED_One_C

	\ans,"�p�[�e�B�[�m�[�}��"

		\sub,@@!EndRoll,"Script\EndRoll\main.s",BGM012

	\ans,"�p�[�e�B�[�n�[����1"

		\sub,@@!EndRoll,"Script\EndRoll\main.s",BGM013

	\ans,"�p�[�e�B�[�n�[����2"

		^movie,"movie\MOV_SYG_ED_02"

	\else

\end

^include,allclear

\clk,1000

@@@AVG\footer.s
\ret


code:
@@@AVG\header.s
@@MAIN

\scp,sys	\p,0

\wait,1000

\sub,@@!Avg_MovieExcute,"Avg\AvgSystem_MovieObject.s","MOV_SYG_OP"

\clk,1000

@@@AVG\footer.s
\ret

\sub,@@!FilejumpName,self,SelfFileName
\jmp,ResultStr[0],_RouteFile


code:
@@@!avg\AvgSystem.s

@@SceneReplayBegin
	\scp,sys	\lk,_lkSave+_lkLoad
	\scp,log	\i
\ret

@@SceneReplayEnd
	\sub,@@!SceneReplaySoundMute
	\scp,eff	\c
	\scp,log	\i
\ret

@@!SceneReplaySoundMute
	\var,int,i
	\for,i=0,i<15,i++
		\scp,snd[i]	\v,0,250
	\end
\ret


code:
@@@AVG\header.s

@@MAIN

@@�J�n�I����_sel1_0
\sub,@@!Avg_SetRouteParam,self,"Route"
\jmp,@@!SelectReturn,self
\ret

@@�J�n�I����_sel1_1
\sub,@@!Avg_SetRouteParam,self,"Route"
\jmp,@@!SelectReturn,self
\ret

@@01COM_060_sel1_0
\sub,@@!Avg_SetRouteParam,self,"Route"
\jmp,@@!SelectReturn,self
\ret

@@01COM_060_sel1_1
\sub,@@!Avg_SetRouteParam,self,"Route"
\jmp,@@!SelectReturn,self
\ret

@@01COM_060_sel1_2
\sub,@@!Avg_SetRouteParam,self,"Route"
\jmp,@@!SelectReturn,self
\ret

@@02MAI_050_sel1_0
\sub,@@!Avg_SetRouteParam,self,"Route"
\jmp,@@!SelectReturn,self
\ret

@@02MAI_050_sel1_1
\sub,@@!Avg_SetRouteParam,self,"Route"
\jmp,@@!SelectReturn,self
\ret

@@02MAI_060_sel1_0
\sub,@@!Avg_SetRouteParam,self,"Route"
\jmp,@@!SelectReturn,self
\ret

@@02MAI_060_sel1_1
\sub,@@!Avg_SetRouteParam,self
\jmp,@@!SelectReturn,self
\ret

@@02MAI_080_sel1_0
\sub,@@!Avg_SetRouteParam,self,"Route"
\jmp,@@!SelectReturn,self
\ret

@@02MAI_080_sel1_1
\sub,@@!Avg_SetRouteParam,self
\jmp,@@!SelectReturn,self
\ret

@@02MAI_100_sel1_0
\sub,@@!Avg_SetRouteParam,self,"Route"
\jmp,@@!SelectReturn,self
\ret

@@02MAI_100_sel1_1
\sub,@@!Avg_SetRouteParam,self,"Route"
\jmp,@@!SelectReturn,self
\ret

@@02MAI_110_sel1_0
\sub,@@!Avg_SetRouteParam,self,"Route"
\jmp,@@!SelectReturn,self
\ret

@@02MAI_110_sel1_1
\sub,@@!Avg_SetRouteParam,self,"Route"
\jmp,@@!SelectReturn,self
\ret

@@03RUI_050_sel1_0
\sub,@@!Avg_SetRouteParam,self,"Route"
\jmp,@@!SelectReturn,self
\ret

@@03RUI_050_sel1_1
\sub,@@!Avg_SetRouteParam,self,"Route"
\jmp,@@!SelectReturn,self
\ret

@@03RUI_060_sel1_0
\sub,@@!Avg_SetRouteParam,self,"Route"
\jmp,@@!SelectReturn,self
\ret

@@03RUI_060_sel1_1
\sub,@@!Avg_SetRouteParam,self
\jmp,@@!SelectReturn,self
\ret

@@03RUI_070_sel1_0
\sub,@@!Avg_SetRouteParam,self,"Route"
\jmp,@@!SelectReturn,self
\ret

@@03RUI_070_sel1_1
\sub,@@!Avg_SetRouteParam,self
\jmp,@@!SelectReturn,self
\ret

@@03RUI_100_sel1_0
\sub,@@!Avg_SetRouteParam,self,"Route"
\jmp,@@!SelectReturn,self
\ret

@@03RUI_100_sel1_1
\sub,@@!Avg_SetRouteParam,self,"Route"
\jmp,@@!SelectReturn,self
\ret

@@03RUI_110_sel1_0
\sub,@@!Avg_SetRouteParam,self,"Route"
\jmp,@@!SelectReturn,self
\ret

@@03RUI_110_sel1_1
\sub,@@!Avg_SetRouteParam,self,"Route"
\jmp,@@!SelectReturn,self
\ret

@@04KEI_030_sel1_0
\sub,@@!Avg_SetRouteParam,self,"Route"
\jmp,@@!SelectReturn,self
\ret

@@04KEI_030_sel1_1
\sub,@@!Avg_SetRouteParam,self,"Route"
\jmp,@@!SelectReturn,self
\ret

@@04KEI_060_sel1_0
\sub,@@!Avg_SetRouteParam,self,"Route"
\jmp,@@!SelectReturn,self
\ret

@@04KEI_060_sel1_1
\sub,@@!Avg_SetRouteParam,self
\jmp,@@!SelectReturn,self
\ret

@@04KEI_080_sel1_0
\sub,@@!Avg_SetRouteParam,self,"Route"
\jmp,@@!SelectReturn,self
\ret

@@04KEI_080_sel1_1
\sub,@@!Avg_SetRouteParam,self
\jmp,@@!SelectReturn,self
\ret

@@04KEI_100_sel1_0
\sub,@@!Avg_SetRouteParam,self,"Route"
\jmp,@@!SelectReturn,self
\ret

@@04KEI_100_sel1_1
\sub,@@!Avg_SetRouteParam,self,"Route"
\jmp,@@!SelectReturn,self
\ret

@@04KEI_110_sel1_0
\sub,@@!Avg_SetRouteParam,self,"Route"
\jmp,@@!SelectReturn,self
\ret

@@04KEI_110_sel1_1
\sub,@@!Avg_SetRouteParam,self,"Route"
\jmp,@@!SelectReturn,self
\ret

@@05MAI_100_sel1_0
\sub,@@!Avg_SetRouteParam,self,"Route"
\jmp,@@!SelectReturn,self
\ret

@@05MAI_100_sel1_1
\cal,MAIPRIpartyflag=1
\sub,@@!Avg_SetRouteParam,self,"Route"
\jmp,@@!SelectReturn,self
\ret

@@06RUI_080_sel1_0
\sub,@@!Avg_SetRouteParam,self,"Route"
\jmp,@@!SelectReturn,self
\ret

@@06RUI_080_sel1_1
\cal,RUIPRIpartyflag=1
\sub,@@!Avg_SetRouteParam,self,"Route"
\jmp,@@!SelectReturn,self
\ret

@@07KEI_080_sel1_0
\sub,@@!Avg_SetRouteParam,self,"Route"
\jmp,@@!SelectReturn,self
\ret

@@07KEI_080_sel1_1
\cal,KEIPRIpartyflag=1
\sub,@@!Avg_SetRouteParam,self,"Route"
\jmp,@@!SelectReturn,self
\ret

@@RouteSelect
\var,str,s[3],tmp

\if,G_MAIflag==0,\then
	\cal,s[0]="Hidaka Maiya"
\else
	\cal,s[0]=""
\end

\if,G_RUIflag==0,\then
	\cal,s[1]="Mukawa Rui"
\else
	\cal,s[1]=""
\end

\if,G_KEIflag==0,\then
	\cal,s[2]="Shizunai Keika"
\else
	\cal,s[2]=""
\end

\if,s[0]==""\then
	\cal,s[0]=s[1]
	\cal,s[1]=s[2]
	\cal,s[2]=""
\end

\if,s[1]==""\then
	\cal,s[1]=s[2]
	\cal,s[2]=""
\end

^select,s[0],s[1],s[2]

	\case,s[ResultBtnInt[0]]
		\ans,"Hidaka Maiya"
			\cal,G_MAIflag=1
			\cal,tmp="@@RuteSelct_" + "0"
		\ans,"Mukawa Rui"
			\cal,G_RUIflag=1
			\cal,tmp="@@RuteSelct_" + "1"
		\ans,"Shizunai Keika"
			\cal,G_KEIflag=1
			\cal,tmp="@@RuteSelct_" + "2"
	\end
	\cal,G_Nflag=G_Nflag + 1
	\jmp,tmp,_RouteFile
\ret

@@RouteKoukandoBranch
	\var,str,golabel
	\cal,golabel = "@@koubranch"+ Avg_RouteNumber  + "_" + G_MAIflag + G_RUIflag + G_KEIflag
	\jmp,golabel,_HomeFile
\ret

@@RouteParBranch
	\var,str,golabel
	\if,g_Nflag==2,\then
		\jmp,@@goparty,_RouteFile
	\end

	\cal,golabel= "@@parbranch" + Avg_RouteNumber
	\jmp,golabel,_RouteFile
\ret

@@RouteParJudge
	\if,MAIPripartyflag==1,\then
		\cal,MAIpartyflag=1
	\end
	\if,RUIPripartyflag==1,\then
		\cal,RUIpartyflag=1
	\end
	\if,KEIPripartyflag==1,\then
		\cal,KEIpartyflag=1
	\end

	\if,HARclearflag==1,\then
		^select,����܂ŒN�Ƃ�H���Ă��Ȃ�,����܂łP�l���Q�l��H����,�R�l�S����H����
			\case,ResultBtnInt[0]
				\ans,1
					\jmp,@@RouteParJudge_1,_RouteFile
				\ans,2
					\jmp,@@RouteParJudge_3,_RouteFile
				\else
					\jmp,@@RouteParJudge_0,_RouteFile
			\end
	\end

	\var,int,par
	\cal,par=MAIpartyflag + RUIpartyflag + KEIpartyflag

	\case,par
		\ans,1,2
			\jmp,@@RouteParJudge_1,_RouteFile
		\ans,3
			\jmp,@@RouteParJudge_3,_RouteFile
		\else
			\jmp,@@RouteParJudge_0,_RouteFile
	\end

\ret


code:
@@!GameValueInit

	\vexs,SPOpenflag
	\if,ResultInt[0]==0\then
		\svar,int,#Game_ClearFlag[16],MAIclearflag,RUIclearflag,KEIclearflag,PARclearflag,HARclearflag,SPOpenflag,MAIpartyflag,RUIpartyflag,KEIpartyflag
	\end

	\vexs,KEIPripartyflag
	\if,ResultInt[0]==0\then
		\gvar,int,Game_RouteFlag[16],G_MAIflag,G_RUIflag,G_KEIflag,G_Nflag,MAIPripartyflag,RUIPripartyflag,KEIPripartyflag
	\end

	\vexs,Avg_SelectCurLabel
	\if,ResultInt[0]==0\then
		\gvar,str,_HomeFile,_HomeLabel,_RouteFile,_SelectFile,Avg_SelectCurLabel,Avg_BranchCurLabel
	\end

	\cal,_RouteFile = "Scenario\Root.s"
	\cal,_SelectFile = "Scenario\select.s"

\ret

@@!GameValueReset

	\sub,@@!GameValueInit

	\init,Game_RouteFlag
\ret


code:
@@@AVG\header.s
@@MAIN

^include,allset

^bg01,file:bg/bg001���w�Z�O�ρE��,ax:-300,ay:0,scalex:150,scaley:150,addcolor:$001C2B,imgfilter:blur20
^music01,file:BGM001

It was bright and comfortably warm; a wonderful
autumn morning.

It was as if the sun itself was mocking the very
first day of winter uniforms.

Still�Adespite the heat�Athere were no
complaints�Aand a nice smile could be seen on every
face.

�yYanagi�z
�uUmu Umu�v

^sentence,$overlap
^bg01,file:bg/bg001���w�Z�O�ρE��,ax:0,ay:0,scalex:100,scaley:100,imgfilter:none

I looked around and grinned at everyone going to
school.

��kda1_0001
�yMale 1�z
�uYo�Ayoung master.�v

�yYanagi�z
�u'Sup?�v

�uYoung master�v is the nickname of I�AUrakawa
Yanagi.

��kda1_0002
�yMale 1�z
�uWhat are you up to�Agrinning like that?�v

�yYanagi�z
�uWell�Aone can not help but brighten in such genial
fall weather!�v

��kda1_0003
�yMale 1�z
�uNo�Athat's definitely just you.�v

�yYanagi�z
�uHmm�Ais that really true?�v

��kda1_0004
�yMale 1�z
�uObviously. Changing to winter uniforms means the
arms are covered so I can't see anything!�v

�yYanagi�z
�uYou prefer arms�Ahuh. Quite a discerning eye.�v

��kda1_0005
�yMale 1�z
�uIsn't it great? Short sleeves mean you get a
glimpse of armpits or even the bra!�v

�yYanagi�z
�uIndeed. That is truly beautiful.�v

��kda1_0006
�yMale 1�z
�uI knew at least you would understand!�v

�yYanagi�z
�uStill�Ait's already the time of winter uniforms.
You will be parted from your beloved arms until
spring comes again.�v

��kda1_0007
�yMale 1�z
�uDon't say that!�v

My head was grabbed�Aand I was given a noogie.

�yYanagi�z
�uOw Ow Ow�v

��kda1_0008
�yMale 1�z
�uSuch a loud-mouthed young master.�v

�yYanagi�z
�uThis is outrageous�Aabsurd�Aunreasonable�`�v

��kda1_0009
�yMale 1�z
�uMan�Awhy does every word out of your mouth sound
like it's coming from an old man?�v

�yYanagi�z
�uThat's not my intention though... Let's use
proper language with others. Sympathy. Sympathy is
half my life.�v

Da-dah. The sound of a ceremonial lute resounded
in my head.

�yYanagi�z
�uThat was from January�Aa snowy day.�v

�yYanagi�z
�uA child was born to a certain married couple... a
girl. She came from heaven as a blessing�Aand the
couple rejoiced.�v

Da-dah. The folding fan I held in my hand swished
through the air and struck the drums.

�yYanagi�z
�uThe following year�Athey were blessed again with a
girl.�v

�yYanagi�z
�uNext�Aa boy would be nice�Athe couple thought�`�v

�yYanagi�z
�uBut it was another girl�`�v

��kda1_0010
�yMale 1�z
�uAh�` How long is this story?�v

�yYanagi�z
�uAfter the fourth girl in a row�Athe fifth child to
be born was the long-awaited firstborn son.
Worrying that he would only learn to copy his

�yYanagi�z
sisters�Athe father took his son to his
grandfather's house where he saw historical dramas
and traditional plays.�v

��kda1_0011
�yMale 1�z
�uEnough already�AI get it. You were born to be the
young master.�v

�yYanagi�z
�uBut I'm just getting to the good part. Pushed
around by the fourth sister�Athe innocent boy
learned from a young age that it was best to keep

�yYanagi�z
others happy.�v

��kda1_0012
�yMale 1�z
�uLet's have an intermission for now. It's a bit
late to say this now�Abut your solo performance is
kind of dumb.�v

�yYanagi�z
�uMuu�Avery well then.�v

^message,show:false
^bg01,file:bg/bg003���L���E��

^se01,file:Street1

�yYanagi�z
�uAh-�v

��kda1_0013
�yMale 1�z
�uLooks like they came out.�v

Here�Amidterm results were hung on the bulletin
board.

^se01,file:none

Mostly�Athe posted results include the top 100 in
each subject.

��kda1_0014
�yMale 1�z
�uYes! 28th in math. Not bad at all.�v

�yYanagi�z
�uUmu mu�v

��kda1_0015
�yMale 1�z
�uHow'd you do�Amaster?�v

�yYanagi�z
�u98th�Anothing�A96th�Anothing�A84th�Anothing...�v

I'm not great in any subject�Abut I'm not terrible
at any of them either.

��kda1_0016
�yMale 1�z
�uThat's kind of amazing.�v

By the way�Amy athletics results too were
exceedingly average.

^bg01,$zoom_near,scalex:150,scaley:150,imgfilter:blur10
^chara01,file0:�����G/,file1:��_,file2:��_,file3:�����i�u���U�[�^�Y�{���^�C�j_,file4:A_,file5:�Ί�

I spent a little time looking at myself in the
mirror placed on the wall.

Uumu�Astill totally unremarkable�Aharmless�Aand with
no outstanding positive or negative qualities.

My body's a little round�Aand my eyes are a little
thin�Abut...

�yYanagi�z
�uMmm�v

^chara01,file5:��{

I tried to deliberately widen my eyes.

��kda1_0017
�yMale 1�z
�uUwaa�Awho are you? There's a suspicious person in
the school -- get the pitchfork!�v

�yYanagi�z
�u...�v

^chara01,file5:�Ί�

I stopped.

�yYanagi�z
�uTo ho ho�v

^bg01,$base_bg,imgfilter:none
^chara01,file0:none

��kda1_0018
�yMale 1�z
�uWah- that's the first time I've heard tohoho in
real life.�v

�yYanagi�z
�uGyafun�v

��kda1_0019
�yMale 1�z
�uAnother first!�v

�yYanagi�z
�uWell what should I say then?!�v

��kda1_0020
�yMale 1�z
�uTry saying nothing at all...�v

��kda1_0021
�yMale 1�z
�u...That's no good�v

�yYanagi�z
�uLook�Ayou! Like that star�AI will one day shine in
the sky!�v

I pointed at the star only I can see.

And then...

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^music01,file:none

By chance�AI ended up pointing straight as the
forehead of a girl taller than myself.

�yYanagi�z
�uAh�Asorry!�v

^chara01,file2:��_,file5:�^��1��n

��kmai_0001
�yGirl������z
�uI can't appreciate pointing fingers at others.
Anyway�Awhat if you had hit me?�v

^music01,file:BGM003

�yYanagi�z
�uI don't have the words to take it back...�v

��kmai_0002
�yGirl������z
�uBe careful.�v

^chara01,file5:�ၗn

Then the tall girl walked to the same classroom we
were going to and went in first.

^chara01,file0:none

�yYanagi�z
�uA star...�v

��kda1_0022
�yMale 1�z
�uMm�Ayou better give up on that star.�v

�yYanagi�z
�uUmu.�v

That girl is my classmate.

Both in looks and mental ability�Acomparing her to
me is like comparing heaven and earth�Aday and
night�Aa swan and a pigeon.

��kda1_0023
�yMale 1�z
�uShe's pretty amazing�Ahuh? Top grades in our year
and good at athletics too. I guess she's a girl
gifted with both brains and beauty.�v

�yYanagi�z
�uMust be nice...�v

��kda1_0024
�yMale 1�z
�uStill�Aa girl too smart is no good for me. But
even if that wasn't the case�AI wouldn't like
her.�v

�yYanagi�z
�uEven though she's beautiful?�v

��kda1_0025
�yMale 1�z
�uI have no complaints there. The issue is what's
on the inside.�v

��kda1_0026
�yMale 1�z
�uHave you ever seen her laugh?�v

�yYanagi�z
�uMmm�Ait's been a half-year�Aand I don't think I
have.�v

��kda1_0027
�yMale 1�z
�uRight? Great looks are pointless if you can never
show affection.�v

�yYanagi�z
�uHmm... I'll try to make her laugh then.�v

��kda1_0028
�yMale 1�z
�uOh�Aare you going to do it young master?�v

^bg01,file:bg/bg002�������E��_�L����

��kda2_0001
�yMale 2�z
�u'Sup�Ayoung master?�v

�yYanagi�z
�uHey.�v

��ksio_0001
�yGirl 3�������z
�uMorning�`�v

�yYanagi�z
�uHey there.�v

I greet the other classmates around me and take a
seat. I put my bag down and began to prepare.

Let's do it�Amy one exceptional thing!

��kmai_0003
�yGirl������z
�uUrakawa-kun�v

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�yYanagi�z
�uWah-�v

Suddenly called out�AI lost my composure.

I was planning to approach her�Abut why is she
approaching me?!

��kmai_0004
�yGirl������z
�uIt's me and you on class duty today.�v

�yYanagi�z
�uEh- Ahh. I see.�v

Ugh�AI missed my timing.

For anything you want to do�Atiming�Amomentum�Aand
creating an opportunity are all important. Without
that opportunity�Ayou can't do anything.

Hiding my preparations�AI silently followed the
girl to the front of the classroom.

With the sound of chalk scraping,�wHidaka Maiya�xwas
precisely written.

^bg01,$zoom_near
^chara01,file0:none

Next to her�AI wrote my own name�AUrakawa Yanagi.

Ahh�Aher handwriting is wonderful�Aand mine is
messy�Abut even that isn't a distinguishable
trait.

��kmai_0005
�yMaiya�z
�uThe chalk is good. The erasers are clean. No
problems here.�v

^chara01,file0:�����G/,file1:����_,file2:��_,file3:�����i�u���U�[�^�X�J�[�g�^�C���^�㗚���j_,file4:B_,file5:�^��2��n

It doesn't feel like she wants a reply from me.

But even so! I have a technique to overcome this
obstacle.

�yYanagi�z
�uHey�AHidaka-san�Awill you look at something for a
minute?�v

My one strong point is better than a short story
or skit. With my special skill�AI want to see her
smile!

I show her what I have held in my palm...

��kmai_0006
�yMaiya�z
�uIt's what you always do�Aright? I know what to
expect so there's no need.�v

^chara01,file5:�^��1��n

�yYanagi�z
�uAh...�v

^chara01,file0:none

She returned to her seat�Aand I was just standing
there pointlessly.

^bg01,$zoom_def

No! My opportunity vanished entirely.

�yYanagi�z
�uUgh. Today is an unlucky day.�v

I heard about these kinds of days from my senpai.

Occasionally�Ayou have days where nothing you do
seems to go right.

This may just be one of those days...

�yYanagi�z
�uNo!�v

Another chance at class duty with Hidaka-san may
not come again.

This must be fate�Aa chance given to me as a
blessing by the god of laughter.

My trial is to make her laugh.

If I can overcome it I may surpass being called
the young master!

�yYanagi�z
�uAll right�Ahere I go!�v

With my spirits recovered�AI prepare my single
strong point in the palm of my hand and go towards
Hidaka-san's seat.

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�yYanagi�z
�uEh-�Ahey!�v

With the chime of the bell�Amy opportunity vanishes
again... a tragedy!

I return fruitless to my seat.

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Shortly after�Aour homeroom teacher came in.

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Yeah�Ashe's beautiful today as well. Mukawa
Rui-sensei.

Her face is nice�Aher style is outstanding�Aand she
stands straight and tall.

Still�Athere's no room to loosen up�Aand she doesn't
seem to have an ounce of humor in her.

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�yMaiya�z
�uStand. Bow. Good morning.�v

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�yYanagi�z
�uGood morning.�v

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�yRui�z
�uGood morning. Well then�Atake your seats.�v

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Without any small talk�Awe jumped right into
attendance and then necessary announcements.

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�yRui�z
�uMidterm results have been posted. Those of you
who did well should keep at it�Aand those who
didn't should try a little harder. Next.�v

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Without showing the class a single smile�Ashe
closes the attendance record.

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How regrettable!

This isn't acceptable at all!

What kind of life is one without laughter!

In a wasteland without laughter�Aone smile is like
a flower. Oh�Awhat a cool phrase! I should use it
somewhere.

For now�Amy trial is to make Hidaka-san and Mukawa-
sensei laugh.

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�yMale 1�z
�uYoung master�Ashow me your notebook. Sorry�Abut I'm
about to be called on.�v

�yYanagi�z
�uSure�Asure.�v

Um�Aabout my trial...

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�yMale 2�z
�uHey young master�ACan you do that thing that was
on TV earlier?�v

�yYanagi�z
�uHold up�Athat needs preparation and tools and a
stage setting...�v

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�yMale 3�z
�uDamn it�Ayou can blame Tomikawa for that one�Ayoung
master.�v

�yYanagi�z
�uIt's not like I'm mad�Abut it is kind of
unreasonable to blame a girl for your problems
isn't it? Self- responsibility is fundamental.�v

So about my trial...

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�yMale teacher�z
�uOi�Ayou guys�Asit down -- Who's on class duty?�v

�yYanagi�z
�uAh�Ayes. Stand!�v

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...About my mission...

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Uumu...Based on her previous reaction�Ait will be
hard to find an opportunity.

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How should I proceed on an unlucky day like
today?

No�Ano. Worrying doesn't resolve anything. It's
time for action!

Luckily the next class is Mukawa-sensei's

There�Awe shall have our match!

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�yRui�z
�uAlright then�Atoday turn to page 48. Japanese
literature in the Meiji period.�v

Mukawa-sensei is the Japanese teacher.

With those amazing looks and wonderful
proportions�Aany guy can't help but admire and
yearn for her...

At least that's what people said at the beginning
of the school term.

But after many times experiencing her class...

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�yMale 1�z
�uFunyaaaaa�v

A yawn.

��krui_0004
�yRui�z
�uIn 1885�ATsubouchi Shouyou published �wThe Essence
of a Novel�x�Aan essay on modern novels. It
introduced a kind of literature that differed from

�yRui�z
the plays and translations that were dominant
until that point. It emphasized psychological
realism and realism as a principle.�v

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�yMale 2�z
�u...�v

��kkei_0001
�yGirl���u�΁z
�uFunyuu�v

Everywhere you look you can see heads cradled in
hands�Abent spines�Aand students passing notes.

It's hardly funny. The explanations aren't
interesting at all�Aand the lesson proceeds in a
totally bland manner..

Whispering or nodding off gets you a sharp
rebuke�Aso everyone is totally quiet�Abut the dull
atmosphere in the room is hard to beat.

To be honest�AI'm no different�Aas I desperately
stifle my yawns.

Mukawa-sensei lets that sort of reaction pass and
continues commenting on the dull textbook�Aand time
passes.

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�yRui�z
�uWell then.�v

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Glancing at the attendance record�Ashe calls on
people.

��krui_0006
�yRui�z
�uHidaka-san�AUrakawa-kun�Acome to the front and do
the problem on page 49. Hidaka-san will do the
author names and Urakawa-kun will do the works.

�yRui�z
Draw lines to

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�yRui�z
connect them.�v

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�yMaiya�z
�uUnderstood.�v

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�yYanagi�z
�uAh- okay�Aokay. I accept�`��v

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�yRui�z
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�uA single reply is enough.�v

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When I stood up�Athe atmosphere in the classroom
changed.

Everyone's gaze and expectations have gathered on
me.

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They want me to blow some excitement into this
tedious class!

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This is it. With these feelings and passionate
gazes�AI'll drive away this unlucky day.

I spring my palms open and silently show I have
nothing in my hands.

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�yYanagi�z

�uIf you think of Ozaki Kouyou�Aof course�Ayou think
of The Golden Demon�v

While indicating what I wrote in chalk�AI showed
the class the palms of my hands.

�yYanagi�z

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�uAfter his fiancee broke off their engagement to
marry a rich person�Ahe became a loan shark for the
sake of his revenge. Money is truly terrifying. �v

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While talking I rotated my wrist.

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In the space between my fingers where there was
nothing�Aa coin now shimmered!

Slight gasps.

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Not believing what they saw�Athere was a confused
air to the room.

This is my special skill�Acoin magic.

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��kkei_0002
I can freely make coins appear or disappear.
Look!

�yGirl���u�΁z

�uOoooooh�`�I�v

From everywhere in the classroom�Avoices started to
rise.

Fufufu�Alooks like everyone's having fun.

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Next of course is this stage's main
guests�AHidaka-san and Mukawa-sensei. Let's see
your reactions!

U-ummmm.

Looks like... they have no interest...none at
all.

From the two girls taller than me�Afour cold eyes
bore into me.

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N-no. If I falter just from this�AI don't deserve
to be called an entertainer!

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�yYanagi�z
�uIt seems to be the all-important money�Abut if you
look closely�Athat's not actually the case! It's
just a crown coin...�v

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Indeed�Aif you look closely you see it's a coin
that can be used at a nearby game center.

�yYanagi�z
�uI need to buy lunch�Abut what do I do? I can't buy
anything with this.�v

I grasp the coin held between my fingers once�Aand
then open my hand.

When I do�Athe coin isn't there anymore.

I can feel slightly surprised gazes from the
class.

But the two in front of me have absolutely no
reaction.

�yYanagi�z
�uA- And then I thought�Aif this were Takiji
Kobayashi's crab boat�Aeven if you studied�Ayou
would never have a full belly and staring at my

�yYanagi�z
hands�Athere's Takuboku Ishikawa�v

With a swish�Afrom nothingness (at least in
appearance) came a coin placed on the back of one
hand.

�yYanagi�z
�uThen�Amaking the impossible possible�Aa worthless
coin turns into something with value in
three�Atwo�Aone�ANow!�v

I hit the coin on the back of my hand with my
other hand.

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Not from the back of the hand�Abut from my palm�Aa
coin fell.

The coin that fell to the floor was a 500 yen
coin.

While in the palm of my hand�Athe game center coin
became a 500 yen coin!

Of course�Athere's no sign of the coin that was on
the back of my hand.

�yYanagi�z
�uYup�Ait changed into a wonderful lunch�`��v

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�yMaiya�z
�u...�v

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�yRui�z
�u...�v

�yYanagi�z
�uU- um.�v

They're not surprised.

Not impressed either.

Rather�Athey look exasperated.

Totally unamused.

More than that�Ainorganic chilly gazes are aimed at
me.

�yYanagi�z
�uN- next�Athis 500 yen coil will change into 5 100
yen coins in the palm of my hand.�v

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�yRui�z
�uYou know�AUrakawa-kun�Awe're in class right now. I
understand you're good at it�Abut show off your
hobbies during the break.�v

�yYanagi�z
�uU- understood.�v

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�yMaiya�z
�uOzaki Kouyou to The Golden Demon. Mori Ougai is
The Dancing Girl. Higuchi Ichiyou is Child's Play.
Tayama Katai is Futon.�v

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With a sideways glance at me�AHidaka-san began
drawing lines from Author names to their works.

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�yRui�z
�uOkay�Athank you both of you. You can sit down
now.�v

��kmai_0011
�yMaiya�z
�uYes.�v

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Hidaka-san returned to her seat without even
twitching an eyebrow.

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Ugh�Acomplete defeat. It's an unlucky day.

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Stricken with a sense of defeat�AI returned to my
seat.

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�yRui�z
�uOkay�Anext I'll explain one by one. In
Japan�Amodern day literature starts with realism.
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representative of this period. On the other
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�yRui�z
�uAlright everyone, let's have another good class
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As that day's final homeroom ended,
Mukawa-sensei's last statement was for everyone to
confirm they received the informational printout.

Yesterday was the same, and the day before that,
and every day since starting at this school has
been like a recording on repeat. The words and

tone never change.

That's why no one reacted.

Without seeming to notice, Sensei swiftly exited
the classroom.

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As the back of that beautiful form disappeared,
the mood makes a total 180. Immediately,
discussions of after school plans filled the

classroom.

�yYanagi�z
�u...�v

On a normal day, I'd be a part of that lively
chatter, but today somehow just doesn't work.

Completely and totally, an unlucky day huh...

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�yMaiya�z
�uUrakawa-kun. I filled out the log, so I'm going
to take it to the staff room.�v

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�yYanagi�z
�uWha?!�v

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Is this a chance to redeem myself or will even a
chance at a conversation be crushed?

In a rush, I followed after Hidaka-san.

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�yYanagi�z
�uWait up, won't you wait, oh princess, wait for
me�`�v

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�yMaiya�z
�u...�v

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She didn't even reply to the princess comment. All
I received was a dry gaze.

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�yMaiya�z
�uWhat?�v

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�yYanagi�z
�uWell, I'm on class duty too. I want you to let me
do some work.�v

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�yMaiya�z
�uI see.�v

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She held out the log.

By presenting this to our homeroom teacher, our
class duty will come to an end.

Before that happens, I have one last chance in
this unlucky day!

�yYanagi�z
�uY-you're amazing Hidaka-san. Top grades in our
year.�v

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�yMaiya�z
�uThank you.�v

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�yYanagi�z
�u...�v

Ugh, that's the natural reply, but I can't find a
way to continue the conversation.

�yYanagi�z
�uDo you know my class rankings?�v

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�yMaiya�z
�uJapanese 98th, Math 96th, English 84th are the
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don't have a rank.�v

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�yYanagi�z
�uY-you remembered?�v

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�yMaiya�z
�uWell I'm higher ranked so I remember seeing the
names of people in our class.�v

�yYanagi�z
�uThat's amazing. Too amazing!�v

�yYanagi�z
�uThen, by any chance, do you remember all my jokes
until now!?�v

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�yMaiya�z
�uThe main points at least. A lot were from the
Kokon Sanryuu company's 100 Rakugo Selection,
right?�v

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�yYanagi�z
�uW- why do you know that!�v

��kmai_0020
�yMaiya�z
�uBecause I'm on the library committee.�v

�yYanagi�z
�uBut that's not really a reason to know that!�v

��kmai_0021
�yMaiya�z
�uLibrary committee members more or less know the
contents of every book in the library. What's the
problem?�v

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No no no no no, a normal person can't do that!

�yYanagi�z
�uWow... I already thought you were amazing, but
this is beyond what I imagined. All I can do is
throw in the towel.�v

��kmai_0022
�yMaiya�z
�uCould you be trying to say I'm not human?�v

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�yYanagi�z
�uNo no, nothing that absurd. Rather, I'm just
looking at you with great respect, admiration, and
esteem.�v

��kmai_0023
�yMaiya�z
�uKind of cheap.�v

^chara01,file5:�^��1��n

No forgiveness for physical limitations!

But it's not a bad feeling. There's definitely no
ill intent, and she's also beautiful so it's
natural she can't understand.

Looking at her from this close, she truly is
beautiful.

With great posture, she looks good even just
walking.

��kmai_0024
�yMaiya�z
�uYes?�v

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�yYanagi�z
�uI was just thinking it's nice to walk with a
beautiful woman.�v

��kmai_0025
�yMaiya�z
�uEven I enjoy walking with a handsome man.�v

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Woah, I got back rapid sarcasm. Still, the tone is
light, so there's no objection!

�yYanagi�z
�uUumu, well I'm very sorry there's no handsome men
here.�v

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�yMaiya�z
�uThey're not bad you know. Your looks.�v

�yYanagi�z
�uBut also not good, I can hear you saying on the
inside.�v

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�yMaiya�z
�u...�v

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�yYanagi�z
�uPlease deny it!�v

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�yMaiya�z
�uYou don't have to worry. I think your skills are
interesting.�v

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�yYanagi�z
�uI can't be happy with that at this point!�v

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�yMaiya�z
�uTheeen, show me some more tricks.�v

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�yYanagi�z
�uPrincess!? As you wish! Hah! Hah!�v

The coins in my hand increased every time I hit my
hand. One, two, three!

��kmai_0030
�yMaiya�z
�uPretty good.�v

�\�\She's talkative, but this whole time she hasn't
smiled even once.

Because she's so serious, rather than teasing, it
can feel a bit cruel.

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�yMaiya�z
�uWe brought the log.�v

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�yRui�z
�uThank you.�v

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A total lack of friendliness from both of them.
They just do what they have to do and leave.

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Uumu... After everything, it feels like I was
mistaken about quite a few things.

A smile, a laugh, a smile isn't even close to
enough!

All right. This time with all my energy, I'll use
my tricks to get a laugh out of Hidaka-san.

��kmai_0032
�yMaiya�z
�uWell, I'm going to the library. See you
tomorrow.�v

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And the opportunity is gone again.

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Maybe she understood everything and deliberately
blocked my goal!?

�yYanagi�z
�uEh- Ah... See you tomorrow...�v

I waved at her ascending figure pointlessly.

�yYanagi�z
�u...�v

�yYanagi�z
�uI lost.�v

With a pinging sound, a coin jumped to the space
between my fingers.

The rotating piece of metal flickers as it
reflects the light of the evening sun.

I still have a long way to go before my skills are
sufficient.

To catch her interest, to surprise her, to impress
her, to make her laugh.

Very well. She's a defiant target.

I will make Hidaka-san laugh!

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Following after Hidaka-san in a rush, I left my
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�yGirl���u�΁z
�uAhahahahaha!�v

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The girls that stayed behind are chatting.

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�yGirl���u�΁z
�uOh, young master! It's the young master!�v

Inside, a petite girl came running up.

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Shizunai Keika. The mood setter of my class.

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�yKeika�z
�uNe, ne, ne. Show me the thing. That coin magic!�v

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�yYanagi�z
�uSure, this is great timing!�v

Right after finding my new goal, I already have a
chance to practice!

�yYanagi�z
�uAll right, here I go.�v

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First, I spread a black mat out on the desk.

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��kkei_0006
�yKeika�z
�uOoh. Looks professional.�v

Fufufu. I'm serious about this!

�yYanagi�z
�uTake a look, there's no tricks up my sleeves!�v

�yYanagi�z
�uI'm placing a coin here.�v

First, I put down one coin.

^ev01,file:cg02b

Shizunai-san and her friends are paying
attention.

�yYanagi�z
�uOne, two, three, four-- four coins for the four
people here. We'll split them between us...�v

Where there was nothing on the palm of my hand, a
coin appeared. I handed one coin to each girl.

�yYanagi�z
�uThe coin is a part of you, one piece of your
soul. So, care for it as much as you can. Make
sure it's completely yours�`�v

��kkei_0007
�yKeika�z
�uGununu...�v

Shizunai-san is wonderfully focussed on it.

The other three people are each lightly focused on
it.

�yYanagi�z
�uNext, with this pen please make some kind of mark
on your coins.�v

��kkei_0008
�yKeika�z
�uI'll do it! I'll do it!�v

�yYanagi�z
�uOkay, with this, the coin is a part of your very
soul. You can never be separated, and even if you
are, the coin will always return to your side.�v

I placed the four people's coins on the mat, and
added many more. Then, I mixed them all together.

^ev01,file:cg02d

I stacked the coins into a single tower. Of
course, a marked coin was not on top.

^ev01,file:cg02c

�yYanagi�z
�uNow where are your coins? Neither the sun god,
nor Buddha; not even the gods know.�v

�yYanagi�z
�uBut! The coin that is connected to your soul
will, if you want it to, absolutely return to your
hand.�v

As I spoke, I put my hand above the tower and
moved it as if I was turning a potter's wheel.

�yYanagi�z
�uHah!�v

With a loud yell, I cover the coin tower and crush
it.

With the total collapse of the tower, you'd expect
more than 10 coins to be spread on the mat, but
there were only four.

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�yYanagi�z
�uThe fakes have vanished, and the pieces of your
souls have returned to their owners!�v

One by one, I turn the coins over.

And each one was marked by one of the four
people.

Yes, I succeeded!

Wow! Amazing! The praise and admiration reached my
ears.

Yes, before moving onto my final target
Hidaka-san, I can easily bring enjoyment to the
four in front of me.

And then step by step, I can achieve ever greater
heights.

...

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At least I thought so... but...

��kkei_0009
�yKeika�z
�u...�v

�yYanagi�z
�uU- um...�v

��kkei_0010
�yKeika�z
�uHmm�`�v

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�yGirl 1�������z
�uHey, sorry, but didn't you do this one before?�v

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�yGirl 2�����_�z
�uI saw it in May when you showed us a lot of
tricks.�v

��ksio_0002
�yGirl 3�������z
�uWell I didn't understand it this time either.
Pretty cool.�v

�yYanagi�z
�uAh...�v

Did I do this one already...?

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�yGirl 1�������z
�uAre you out of tricks?�v

Oof! Straight to the chest!

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�yGirl 2�����_�z
�uHey, that's pretty blunt.�v

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Another blow!

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�yGirl 3�������z
�uWell you only have one body and limited time so
it can't be helped�`�v

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Aaagh, your sympathy is even more humiliating!

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��kkei_0011
�yKeika�z
�uHey, young master�v

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��kkei_0012
�yKeika�z
�uDo something new!�v

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�yYanagi�z
�uUgh�v

��kkei_0013
�yKeika�z
�uYou can do something I haven't seen before,
right? Right? �v

��kkei_0014
�yKeika�z
�uI saw the coin flying from corner to corner, I've
seen coins under the mat appearing strange places,
I saw sticking a cup through your hand, didn't

�yKeika�z
I!�v

�yYanagi�z
�uU- uuuuh...�v

Certainly it looks like I used so many tricks to
make people happy I may not have any left..!

��kkei_0015
�yKeika�z
�uSomething new, something amazing, please!�v

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I could see stars shining in Shizunai-san's eyes.

��ksha_0003
�yGirl 1�������z
�uYeah, do it! You can't stop after coming this
far!�v

��ksiu_0003
�yGirl 2�����_�z
�uI think it's better not to have high
expectations.�v

��ksio_0004
�yGirl 3�������z
�uSorry about this, young master.�v

�yYanagi�z
�uN- no, an apology is... ugh...�v

��kkei_0016
�yKeika�z
�uMake a person disappear or fly to space or vanish
Sensei's car or walk through a wall or do
something!�v

I can't do any of those yet!

��kkei_0017
�yKeika�z
�uCome on, do it. Hurry up!�v

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�yYanagi�z
�uUgh...�v

She's looking at me like she can't believe this is
all.

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If I want to do this and overcome this hurdle,
I'll need a lot more than just coin magic!

But, when they look at me like this with high
expectations, I can't bring myself to respond... I
just can't...!

�yYanagi�z
�uOkay.�v

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I'll do it,Let's do it, I'll show you!

At the very moment those words were leaving my
mouth...

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�uWha-�v

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�yRui�z
�uYou all are still here huh, even though all club
activities have ended. You can't stay this late;
go home!�v

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�yYanagi�z
�uYes!�v

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�yKeika�z
�uFine...�v

Shizunai-san pouted and looked displeased.

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Mukawa-sensei's attitude wasn't really
reproachful. She left as soon as she said what she
had to say.

She's probably just looking around the school.

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�yGirl 1�������z
�uUgh, Mukawa-sensei is pretty strict.�v

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�yGirl 2�����_�z
�uShe sure is. I wish she'd just get married to an
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�yGirl 3�������z
�uShe's certainly popular.�v

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�yGirl 1�������z
�uOnly in looks though.�v

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�yGirl 2�����_�z
�uOn the inside, she's the worst.�v

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�yGirl 3�������z
�uPretty harsh.�v

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�yKeika�z
�uPoo- Even though it was finally going to get
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�yYanagi�z
�uWell it got late, so it can't be helped. Let's go
home before it gets dark.�v

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�yKeika�z
�uEven the young master sounds like Mukawa.�v

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�yGirl 1�������z
�uOh, so even a master likes tits like those?�v

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�yGirl 2�����_�z
�uAfter all it's those looks. Boys are animals.�v

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�yGirl 3�������z
�uDoesn't the young master want a partner with
refined hobbies?�v

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�yKeika�z
�uNow that you mention it, young master randomly
was trying to show off today, right? To Hidaka and
Mukawa.�v

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�yGirl 1�������z
�uWeren't they just on class duty together?�v

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�yGirl 2�����_�z
�uWhat a typical guy, tricked by outward
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�yGirl 3�������z
�uWell, Hidaka-san is pretty.�v

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�yKeika�z
�uShe's strict and annoying and somehow feels like
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�yGirl 1�������z
�uYeah, that's definitely true.�v

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�yGirl 2�����_�z
�uShe gets carried away just because her grades are
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�yGirl 3�������z
�uThat's not quite true. She has some reason to be
full of herself.�v

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�yKeika�z
�uShe's tall, she's stylish, she's beautiful with
nice breasts, she's smart, she can play sports,
and if that wasn't enough, she's from a good

�yKeika�z
family. What the heck?�v

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�yGirl 2�����_�z
�uDoesn't feel like we can win.�v

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�yKeika�z
�uUgh...�v

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�yGirl 1�������z
�uThere there, don't cry...�v

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�yGirl 3�������z
�uYou're cute, Kei. Very cute.�v

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�yKeika�z
�uDon't pet my head�`!�v

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�yKeika�z
�uThis sucks! I'm going home!�v

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�yGirl 1�������z
�uYeah we should go.�v

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Everyone started preparing to go home.

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Hey... what about me?

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�yGirl 2�����_�z
�uWanna go by our usual spot on the way home?�v

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�yGirl 3�������z
�uI'm in�`��v

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I've been totally disregarded. Well, I guess it
can't be helped. After all, I wasn't able to liven
up the room...

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As the girls chatted and started to leave the
classroom, I said goodbye to each. Alone, I packed
my coins and mat into their case and put that into

my bag.

Packing up after a successful trick is painful,
but packing up after failing to make people happy
is just torture.

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�yKeika�z
�uOh, wait, young master-�v

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�yKeika�z
�uThank you for trying.�v

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��kkei_0029
�yKeika�z
�uWhen you learn a new trick, please show me okay!
Bye!�v

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Shizunai-san went running after her friends who
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�yYanagi�z
�u...�v

The heaviness in my chest has vanished a small
amount.

Beyond all doubt, this was an unlucky day. But I
was saved, just a little, at the very end.

Thank you, Shizunai-san!

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�yYanagi�z
�uA new trick, huh...�v

Fiddling with a coin in my hand like I always do,
I went home.

So what should I do.

Something that I can do...

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�yYanagi�z
�uUumu...�v

The next morning, I single mindedly hummed and
hawed.

Trick, trick, trick. A new trick to make everyone
happy.

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�yYanagi�z
�uUmumu...�v

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�yKeika�z
�uGoood Morning!��v

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�yYanagi�z
�uMorning.�v

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�yGirl 1�������z
�uYou're not very cheerful. Something happen?�v

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�yYanagi�z
�uNo, no, nothing like that.�v

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�yKeika�z
�uBy any chance, is it because of what we said
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�yYanagi�z
�uAh- no. Well...�v

�yYanagi�z
�uI can't seem to come up with a new trick.�v

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�yKeika�z
�uSomething without coins? Maybe with cards or a
dove?�v

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�yYanagi�z
�uSure, but those need an awful lot of practice.�v

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�yYanagi�z
�uGetting my coin tricks to their current level was
pretty terrible you know.�v

�yYanagi�z
�uThere's no point in showing others something that
only took a little practice.�v

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�yGirl 1�������z
�uSo serious.�v

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�yKeika�z
�uSharu is just lazy.�v

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�yGirl 1�������z
�uOh man, if Kei of all people is saying that, it's
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�yKeika�z
�uWhat are you trying to imply?�v

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This girl is Toyosato Sharu.

How do I put it... As you can see, she's the kind
of flashy girl that likes to goof off.

�yYanagi�z
�uWell for now I'm going to try a new trick that
uses coins.�v

��kkei_0035
�yKeika�z
�uOh, looking forward to it!�v

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�yKeika�z
�uThat reminds me, Christmas. Christmas!�v

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�ySharu�z
�uHuh? That's kind of random.�v

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�yKeika�z
�uYes, Christmas is Christmas!�v

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�yGirl 2�����_�z
�uMorning. What happened?�v

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�ySharu�z
�uKei is acting weird!�v

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�yGirl 2�����_�z
�uWasn't she always weird?�v

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�yKeika�z
�uThat's terrible!�v

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--This merciless girl is Tomikawa Shiun.

When she's silent, she looks like she could
compete with Hidaka-san. She looks like a princess
on the outside at least...

Honestly, her parents are college professors, and
from her name you get a refined impression,
but...

��ksiu_0013
�yShiun�z
�uIt's alright Keika, if you suddenly go flying out
a window, I'll cheerfully wave and see you off.�v

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�yKeika�z
�uYou won't help!?�v

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�yShiun�z
�uFriendship is a fragile thing, huh?�v

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�yKeika�z
�uYou just broke it yourself didn't you? Didn't
you!?�v

��ksiu_0015
�yShiun�z
�uSo anyway, what were you talking about that the
young master looks so exhausted in the early
morning?�v

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��ksha_0016
�ySharu�z
�uHold on, are you just ignoring how strange Keika
is acting?�v

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�yShiun�z
�uAll I see is her normal self? Did she become even
weirder somehow?�v

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��kkei_0041
�yKeika�z
�uWhy you!�v

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If I open my mouth, I'll be mercilessly verbally
abused without restraint.

There have been a lot of girls brought to tears
and a lot of guys who can no longer stand tall
from this girl's words.

I'm similar, it seems like everyday I hear
horrible things...

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�yGirl 3�������z
�uHey there! Did I hear something about cake?�v

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�yKeika�z
�uYo!��v

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Just as it looked like it was going to get
dangerous, this ditzy looking girl, Taura Shiomi,
interrupted.

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These three people see the world in completely
different ways, and they only started hanging out
after being placed in the same class this year.

As you'd expect, we were seated and had to line up
according to our student numbers.

These three, Toyosato Sharu, Tomikawa Shiun, and
Taura Shiomi, have the same starting initials.

So, with that joke of a coincidence, they hit it
off, and after a muddled half year, we've arrived
here.

Most of all, why did �w�r�E�j�x, Shizunai Keika, start
getting along with them? I don't actually know.
Why girls do what they do is always a riddle.

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�yShiomi�z
�uSo, what about cake, Keika?�v

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�yShiomi�z
�uAren't they the same thing?�v

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�yKeika�z
�uAre they really the same to you?�v

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�yShiun�z
�uWell... the calorie intake is fairly...�v

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�yShiomi�z
�uAh, no worries there. Even though I look like
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difficult to gain weight.�v

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��ksiu_0018
�yShiun�z
�uWhat!?�v

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��ksio_0016
�yShiomi�z
�uIt's true you know. I eat double portions, but
1.5 times portions wouldn't have me gain any
weight at all�`��v

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��ksha_0017
�ySharu�z
�uAh... Well, sure... That's true, but you say some
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�yShiun�z
�uMu mu mu...�v

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��kkei_0045
�yKeika�z
�uHmm? What's the matter, would your body change if
you ate as much as others, little slender
Shion-san?�v

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��ksiu_0020
�yShiun�z
�u...I'll kill you later.�v

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�yKeika�z
�uI practiced my dying message: �wsmall breasts�x�v

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�yShiun�z
�uI'll crush you before I kill you.�v

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��ksha_0018
�ySharu�z
�uOkay, okay, if you go that far, the young master
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�yYanagi�z
�uNo, uh...�v

The one who should be most troubled is you,
Toyosato- san, with your chest the way it is...

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��ksha_0019
�ySharu�z
�uSo? What about Christmas, Kei?�v

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�yKeika�z
�uWell, like I said, it's Christmas!�v

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�yShiun�z
�uYou can't fix this girl unless you completely
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�yShiomi�z
�uCake?�v

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��kkei_0048
�yKeika�z
�uDon't go off track there!�v

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At last, Shizunai-san looked at me.

��kkei_0049
�yKeika�z
�uIf it's Christmas, and you start practicing now,
you can do it, right?�v

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�yYanagi�z
�uDo it? Do what...?�v

��kkei_0050
�yKeika�z
�uA new thing! Something new! You said it would
take some months, right?�v

��kkei_0051
�yKeika�z
�uIt's still two months until Christmas, you should
have a good chance of getting something down by
then!�v

��kkei_0052
�yKeika�z
�uAlright, that settles it! At Christmas, we'll
have the young master perform.�v

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��ksha_0020
�ySharu�z
�uOoh. Sounds good to me. Let's have a party, and
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�yShiun�z
�uAren't you still missing the point?�v

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�yShiomi�z
�uIt'll be alright--�v

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�yKeika�z
�uRight, young master?�v

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�yYanagi�z
�uY- yeah, leave the rest for the expert to take
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I felt like something struck me in the chest.

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�yKeika�z
�uOoh!�v

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�yShiomi�z
�uAaaah!�v

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�yYanagi�z
�u...�v

Looks like... I've done it now...

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�yShiun�z
�uWell then, I wonder what will happen.�v

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I really did it now...

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�ySharu�z
�uWell take it easy. These girls will be alright,
so don't mind them too much.�v

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�yYanagi�z
�uY- yeah...�v

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�yKeika�z
�uI'm looking forward to it!�v

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Agh, don't say that with shining eyes!

I can't handle high expectations!

�yYanagi�z
�uI'll... do my best...�v

��kkei_0056
�yKeika�z
�uYay!�v

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Looking at the happy face of Shizunai-san, the
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�yYanagi�z
�uUmumu... ummm... let me think... to what
extent...�v

��kda1_0031
�yMale 1�z
�uOi, young master, let's eat!�v

�yYanagi�z
�uWha? Huh? Lunch break?�v

At some point, morning classes ended?

I was thinking intently about a new trick, and it
somehow became afternoon before I knew it.

��kda1_0032
�yMale 1�z
�uWhat's wrong? You're strangely sullen today. You
hurt your stomach?�v

�yYanagi�z
�uAh, no. My stomach is still strong.�v

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I took out one coin and flicked it towards the
sky.

As it fell, I opened my mouth wide and caught it.

�yYanagi�z
�uGulp�v

��kda1_0033
�yMale 1�z
�uOi!�v

�yYanagi�z
�uRelax, look...�v

In the palm of my hand was the coin from before.

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�yMale 1�z
�uWoah, you're pretty amazing.�v

�yYanagi�z
�uNot at all, but thank you.�v

...but this isn't good enough.

What Shizunai-san and the others want is something
completely new, not something like this.

To capture Hidaka-san's interest and make her
laugh. something like this won't do at all.

A new skill unrelated to coins. I guess I'll
practice starting now?

But still, I didn't say it to Shizuna-san's group,
but I've polished my coin tricks for long enough
I'm quite proud of them.

If possible I'd like to surprise them with new
coin magic they can enjoy.

I'll never lose... is what I thought until
yesterday.

Because everyone was enjoying themselves, I showed
off all my tricks, one by one, and now I have none
left.

I can't help but feel bitter about holding nothing
back.

�yYanagi�z
�uYeah...�v

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Maybe if I move my body something will come to
mind.

I wandered around aimlessly.

Of course, this whole time I'm fiddling with coins
in both hands.

Because I've practiced for so long, I seem to be
unable to calm down without these hard metal
discs.

And because I got too used to this, I'm having
trouble thinking of something new.

�yYanagi�z
�uUmumu. Yeah....�v

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I flip a coin and catch it.

I can't do anything like this. What if I pretend
to flip it but don't actually do it... No there
has to be some kind of physical object.

Then, maybe when I catch it on the back of my
hand, I could have it pass through to the palm...
No no, that wouldn't be any different from

before.

�yYanagi�z
�uYeah.......Gah!?�v

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Crash!

While turning the corner, I crashed into
something.

No, that's not right. I walked right into the
wall.

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�yRui�z
�uUrakawa-kun! Are you okay?�v

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�yYanagi�z
�uWha- Sensei!?�v

�yYanagi�z
�uI- I'm okay. I'm alright, I'm good, no problems
here!�v

��krui_0016
�yRui�z
�uThere's no way that's the case, come on!�v

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I was forcefully dragged to the school infirmary,
and a bandage was put where I hit my forehead.

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And then I was brought to the guidance counseling
room.

As the name implies, this place is for students to
receive guidance on past issues.

The number of teachers with a license has
decreased, so this room is hardly used. I've only
ever been in here for my new student interview.

��krui_0017
�yRui�z
�uWell?�v

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�yYanagi�z
�uWhat are you asking..?�v

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�yRui�z
�uIs something troubling you?�v

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�yYanagi�z
�uDo I look like something is troubling me?�v

��krui_0019
�yRui�z
�uWhat else could it be?�@You've been absent minded
since morning, the lesson went in one ear and out
the other, and you were wandering the halls

�yRui�z
aimlessly.�v

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��krui_0020
�yRui�z
�uAnd finally, in a totally empty place, you
attacked a wall with your head.�v

��krui_0021
�yRui�z
�uI'm so confident, I'd quit my job as a teacher if
you weren't worried about something.�v

�yYanagi�z
�uAh... Sorry to make you worry.�v

�yYanagi�z
�uBut honestly, it's not something that you need to
be worried about, Sensei.�v

��krui_0022
�yRui�z
�uIs that so...�v

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��krui_0023
�yRui�z
�uAren't you hiding something?�v

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�yYanagi�z
�uNot really?�v

��krui_0024
�yRui�z
�uIs that true?�v

�yYanagi�z
�uSure.�v

Why is she asking this persistently?

��krui_0025
�yRui�z
�uBy any chance, are the other kids doing not nice
things to you?�v

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�yYanagi�z
�u...�v

��krui_0026
�yRui�z
�uYou may be calm, and there's a chance you think
it's all just a game, but you know...�v

�yYanagi�z
�uAh- could you be asking if I'm possibly being
bullied?�v

��krui_0027
�yRui�z
�uI didn't say that... But if something is
troubling you, I think my power as a teacher can
help.�v

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��krui_0028
�yRui�z
�uYou may not trust me, but I'm your homeroom
teacher. If there's something I can do, I'd be
happy if you relied on me.�v

�yYanagi�z
�u...�v

Somehow it's like Mukawa-sensei is a completely
different person.

�yYanagi�z
�uNo, I'm fine. Truly.�v

I'm being stared at.

�yYanagi�z
�uI'm okay. I'm not being stolen from or forced to
run errands. There's really nothing like that.�v

��krui_0029
�yRui�z
�uAnd that's the truth?�v

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�yYanagi�z
�uI swear it on the gods of heaven and earth.�v

��krui_0030
�yRui�z
�uI see... Well, that's good. Hah...�v

^chara01,file5:��

Taking a deep breath, it looks like she feels
really relieved.

She was off the mark, but she got really serious
on my behalf.

�yYanagi�z
�uSensei... I thought you were colder than this.�v

��krui_0031
�yRui�z
�uAh, I'm not surprised it looks that way.�v

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�yYanagi�z
�uIt's a good thing, but you have such a cool
appearance.�v

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�yRui�z
�uYou won't get anything for praising me. I'm not
going to change your evaluation, you know.�v

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�yYanagi�z
�uOf course I know that.�v

��krui_0033
�yRui�z
�uAh, I'm sorry. I went a little too far.�v

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�yYanagi�z
�uI get it. Girls don't like it when a guy gets too
close, right?�v

�yYanagi�z
�uIf you're too nice, guys get the wrong idea and
start to flirt. But if you're strict, you might
get carried away.�v

��krui_0034
�yRui�z
�uYou're well informed.�v

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�yYanagi�z
�uIt's because I have four older sisters.�v

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�yRui�z
�uFour.. wow.�v

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�yYanagi�z
�uWhen I was little, I wore a lot of girls'
clothing. They were hand-me-downs of course...�v

�yYanagi�z
�uThe first time I wore boys' underwear, I didn't
know what was up with the front part having an
opening.�v

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�yRui�z
�uThat's...�v

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�yYanagi�z
�uI really don't like seeing old photo albums. I
wear nothing but girls' clothing and even
skirts.�v

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�yRui�z
�uYou have my sympathy.�v

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�yYanagi�z
�uEven in the bath, I was teased and watched... All
the things I kept suppressed are coming back up.
I'm going to cry... How many times was it... Ugh.

�yYanagi�z
�v

As I remember, I honestly do want to cry.

��krui_0038
�yRui�z
�uAlright, enough already. Stop it.�v

^chara01,file5:�^��1

��krui_0039
�yRui�z
�uI apologize.�v

^chara01,file4:D_,file5:�p���炢

�yYanagi�z
�uWell, how do I say it... Thanks to that, I was
immunized to girls. Or I should say I just got
used to them. I'm totally calm.�v

��krui_0040
�yRui�z
�uI suppose there is that. It does seem like you
can talk more freely with a girl than other boys
can.�v

^chara01,file4:C_,file5:�^��1

�yYanagi�z
�uI'll only say this here, but self boasting and
talking about girls with other guys is something
I'm bad at.�v

��krui_0041
�yRui�z
�uA person's family environment is really
important, huh. Nurture over nature really is the
truth.�v

^chara01,file5:��

�yYanagi�z
�uSpeaking of nature, are there foreigners in your
family, Sensei?�v

��krui_0042
�yRui�z
�uAh, I think one of my grandmothers was from
Russia.�v

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��krui_0043
�yRui�z
�uShe fled Russia during the Russian revolution.
She married a noble or something like that.�v

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�yYanagi�z
�uWow, I didn't know. That's why you're so
pretty.�v

��krui_0044
�yRui�z
�uYou sure are used to girls. A line like that came
out so smoothly.�v

^chara01,file5:��

�yYanagi�z
�uIt's my honest opinion though.�v

��krui_0045
�yRui�z
�uSee, again!�v

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When she's teasing like this, Sensei seems cuter
than usual.

It's my first time having such a long conversation
with Mukawa-sensei.

Ah, that's it!

�yYanagi�z
�uSensei, can I show you something real quick?�v

Finally, a chance to show Mukawa-sensei!

I took out a coin and did the same trick I showed
to Shizunai's group yesterday.

I stacked 10 coins in a tower and collapsed it
into only 4 coins.

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��krui_0046
�yRui�z
�uHeh, amazing.�v

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�yYanagi�z
�uHow was it?�v

��krui_0047
�yRui�z
�uIt's amazing. Quite amazing.�v

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�yYanagi�z
�uMuu�v

That's not the reaction I want...

I showed off several more tricks.

A coin that should be on the desk disappeared.
From nothing, coins multiplied and finally
vanished...

��krui_0048
�yRui�z
�uWow, that really is amazing. What kind of trick
is it?�v

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��krui_0049
�yRui�z
�uNot just that, your hand movements are really
skilled. You must always be fiddling with a
coin.�v

��krui_0050
�yRui�z
�uAs long as you don't do it in class, keep at it,
and make everyone happy.�v

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Uumu. I definitely made others happy, but somehow
something is different.

I want to go one level higher, to make them stare
in wonder, to make them feel amazement, to make an
impact that can never be forgotten.

I want to give that to Shizunai-san and her group
of course, but I also want Sensei to have the same
experience.

�yYanagi�z
�uThis time, I intend to do something much more
amazing than this.�v

��krui_0051
�yRui�z
�uOh really?�v

^chara01,file5:����

�yYanagi�z
�uAround Christmas, if I can reveal it at the
party...�v

�yYanagi�z
�uAt that time, I want Sensei to experience it too.
What do you think?�v

��krui_0052
�yRui�z
�uYes, if I'm invited, I'll gladly go to see it.�v

^chara01,file4:D_,file5:�^��1

��krui_0053
�yRui�z
�uI'll look forward to it. Do your best.�v

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�yYanagi�z
�uAh...�v

Sensei... smiled...

It was as strong as Shizunai-san's laughter with
shining eyes. That smile and �wdo your best�xpierced
straight into my chest.

With this... I really absolutely have to do
something!

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�yRui�z
�uAlright everyone, be careful getting home.�v

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Following Sensei's words, today's class duty
students called out stand, bow, and then the day's
classes were over.

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After is free time for individual club activities
or hobbies.

The battle will be decided here. As a man, I have
to do it.

With everyone in the middle of going home, I
glared at the single coin on my desk and continued
to think.

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�yYanagi�z
�uWith this... Do this... No, that doesn't work at
all... Then how about this...�v

With the skills I cultivated until now, I was
unable to come up with something new.

But combinations can go on endlessly. Even with a
pro's wonderful techniques, if you look at them
one by one, they're just combinations of basic

techniques.

That's why, if I think hard, even I should be able
to come up with something.

�yYanagi�z
�uWoah the passing of time truly is fast.�v

By the time I noticed, it was already evening, and
outside the window it was getting dark.

�yYanagi�z
�uMuu...�v

I guess I'll go home.

But ugh, I haven't decided on anything yet.

At the very least a starting point...

�yYanagi�z
�uLet's try a new location...�v

Maybe if I think in a different place, my mood
will change and something will come to me.

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My school has a magic club and a magick
association, but I usually go straight home.

That's why the hallways at this late hour are
somehow new to me.

There's no people, and you can hear the sound of
the concert band practicing from far away. The
shouts of the athletic clubs also reach you.

In this silence, the regular sound of my footsteps
that I usually can't hear at all reaches my ears.

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I flick a coin with my fingers, and the noise
sounds strangely sharp.

�yYanagi�z
�uAh, that's right.�v

Another place where I had the chance to hear this
sound abruptly comes to mind.

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The library.

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It's close to closing, so I thought it may be too
late but the light is still on, and someone is
still there.

�yYanagi�z
�uAh...�v

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At the counter is a face I know very well.

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Long hair. A beautiful figure. A gaze lowered on
an open book, making not even the slightest
movement.

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Like on a cloth painting, it's a figure totally in
harmony with its surroundings.

Come to think of it, she was on the library
committee, huh...

��kmai_0033
�yMaiya�z
�uI understand. I'll close up and go home after
reading this.�v

^chara01,file5:�^��2��n

Hidaka-san suddenly spoke without looking in my
direction.

�yYanagi�z
�uEh... No, that's not...�v

��kmai_0034
�yMaiya�z
�uOh-�v

^chara01,file5:�^��1��n

Then she moved her face for the first time and
looked at me.

��kmai_0035
�yMaiya�z
�uYou're not the teacher, huh. I apologize.�v

�yYanagi�z
�uAh, no, I'm sorry. It's already closing time
right?�v

��kmai_0036
�yMaiya�z
�uI don't mind. Did you come to read a book?�v

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�yYanagi�z
�uAh...�v

��kmai_0037
�yMaiya�z
�uWhat?�v

�yYanagi�z
�uNo..!�v

Just like Mukawa-sensei, Hidaka-san's smile is
something truly precious!

�yYanagi�z
�uBut it's already closing time isn't it?�v

��kmai_0038
�yMaiya�z
�uI don't mind. I have the key, so it's okay as
long as I say it's okay.�v

^chara01,file5:�ၗn

�yYanagi�z
�uThat's amazing...�v

Wait, is that really okay?

��kmai_0039
�yMaiya�z
�uHonor students can have these kinds of powers. Of
course just because you have them doesn't mean you
should use them.�v

^chara01,file5:��΁�n

�yYanagi�z
�uHmm... I see...�v

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�yYanagi�z
�uWell then, if I can impose...�v

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��kmai_0040
�yMaiya�z
�u779.�v

�yYanagi�z
�u...um?�v

��kmai_0041
�yMaiya�z
�uClassification code. 7th shelf, 779.3. The 7th
category is arts and fine arts. The 770 rack is
drama related materials. Books on magic are 779.�v

�yMaiya�z
�uIt's in the General Public Entertainment
section.�v

�yYanagi�z
�uWha- how!?�v

��kmai_0042
�yMaiya�z
�uFor Urakawa-kun to come here alone at this time
with a brooding face, what else could it be?�v

She says like it's obvious.

�yYanagi�z
�uWell... sure... but...�v

�yYanagi�z
�uThat's amazing. Like you're a detective.�v

��kmai_0043
�yMaiya�z
�uSherlock Holmes?�v

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�yYanagi�z
�uYeah.�v

��kmai_0044
�yMaiya�z
�uHe sees totally through his clients' backgrounds,
but in my case, there's plenty of evidence, so
they can't really be compared.�v

�yYanagi�z
�uEvidence, you say?�v

��kmai_0045
�yMaiya�z
�uUrakawa-kun is thinking and worrying about a new
kind of magic, right?�v

^chara01,file5:���΁�n

��kmai_0046
�yMaiya�z
�uKnowing that much makes it much less difficult.�v

^chara01,file5:�^��2��n

�yYanagi�z
�uWhy do you know I'm worried?�v

��kmai_0047
�yMaiya�z
�uI can tell just by looking at you, you know.�v

^chara01,file5:�^��1��n

�yYanagi�z
�uBy looking...�v

Hidaka-san is looking at me!?

��kmai_0048
�yMaiya�z
�uIn our class, I'm most curious about Urakawa-kun
after all.�v

^chara01,file5:���΁�n

�yYanagi�z
�uMost curious...�v

��kmai_0049
�yMaiya�z
�uYou're interesting.�v

�yYanagi�z
�uOh-- thank you, thank you.�v

Reflexively, out of habit, I hit myself in the
head with a folding fan.

�yYanagi�z
�uOkay, I'll take my bow.�v

I pull a coin out of thin air.

Ah, I didn't mean to do that. As if this were a
normal circumstance.

��kmai_0050
�yMaiya�z
�uAh...�v

^chara01,file5:������n

Hidaka-san's eyes glimmered.

��kmai_0051
�yMaiya�z
�uSorry. Can you do that one more time?�v

^chara01,file5:�^��1��n

�yYanagi�z
�uEh? Ah... sure but...�v

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If it's something she deliberately wants to
see...

I spread my hand and show both sides so she sees
there's no coin.

�yYanagi�z
�uHah!�v

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Close and reopen, and in between my fingers is a
shining coin.

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��kmai_0052
�yMaiya�z
�u...�v

^chara01,file5:�^��2��n

Hidaka-san's eyebrows are furrowed with
displeasure.

I- is she mad again!?

��kmai_0053
�yMaiya�z
�uI don't understand it...�v

^chara01,file5:�^��1��n

��kmai_0054
�yMaiya�z
�uOne more time!�v

�yYanagi�z
�uE- eh!?�v

She got closer and I did it one more time.

��kmai_0055
�yMaiya�z
�u�c�c�c�c�v

^chara01,file4:C_

Hidaka-san's brow became even more furrowed.

This- By any chance, rather than displeasure,
could it be deep interest? Is this her thinking
face!?

��kmai_0056
�yMaiya�z
�uAh... Did I maybe make a scary face?�v

^chara01,file4:B_,file5:���n

�yYanagi�z
�uNo, well... I'm not sure if I'd say scary
but...�v

��kmai_0057
�yMaiya�z
�uI'm often told my face gets scary when I'm
concentrating. My eyes are the same way.�v

^chara01,file5:�p���炢��n

�yYanagi�z
�uAh...�v

��kmai_0058
�yMaiya�z
�uAnyway, I can guess at the trick, but when I
actually see it, I don't understand at all.�v

^chara01,file5:�ၗn

��kmai_0059
�yMaiya�z
�uI think I understand the technique to some
extent, but...�v

^chara01,file5:�^��1��n

��kmai_0060
�yMaiya�z
�uJust now, and also during class, you put the palm
of you hand somewhere, but...�v

^chara01,file5:�^��2��n

�yYanagi�z
�uNo, I have to say, if you start looking into it
to that extent, I'm going to be troubled�v

�yYanagi�z
�uI want you to have fun, but if you want me to
reveal how the trick is done...�v

��kmai_0061
�yMaiya�z
�u...�v

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^chara01,file2:��_,file5:�^��1��n

Her face suddenly got closer.

Her beauty really packs a punch.

Air pressure seemed to increase, and I took a step
back without even thinking about it.

��kmai_0062
�yMaiya�z
�uI'll put some books about magic here.�v

^chara01,file4:C_

�yYanagi�z
�uO- okay.�v

��kmai_0063
�yMaiya�z
�uI have a book with that trick in it. It has what
I remember seeing.�v

^chara01,file5:�ၗn

��kmai_0064
�yMaiya�z
�uTo not understand despite that is humiliating.�v

^chara01,file4:D_,file5:�^��2��n

�yYanagi�z
�uWha- that's...�v

��kmai_0065
�yMaiya�z
�uWhat? Does being exposed disqualify you as a
magician? Are you going to tell me there's a taboo
against revealing the trick?�v

^chara01,file5:�^��1��n

�yYanagi�z
�uN- no, but... so close...�v

Our foreheads are about to touch!

But the fact that she's taller makes it feel
really dangerous!

��kmai_0066
�yMaiya�z
�uEh?�v

^chara01,file5:������n

Hidaka-san stared blankly.

It looks like she really didn't realize she was
getting closer and closer.

��kmai_0067
�yMaiya�z
�uAh, I apologize.�v

^chara01,file5:�p���炢��n

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After returning to an appropriate distance- wait,
it's kind of sad if you don't act embarrassed at
all.

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Without giving any indication of being considerate
of my inner feelings, Hidaka-san once again
stiffened up.

��kmai_0068
�yMaiya�z
�uIn any case... you came to look for a new kind of
magic, right?�v

^chara01,file5:�ၗn

�yYanagi�z
�uAh, well... yes...�v

��kmai_0069
�yMaiya�z
�uEven though I can't even understand the one just
now...�v

^chara01,file5:�p���炢��n

�yYanagi�z
�uI'll reveal the trick, if that's what you
want...�v

��kmai_0070
�yMaiya�z
�uNo! I'll do it myself! I have this book with the
trick written in it after all!�v

^chara01,file5:�s�@����n

�yYanagi�z
�uYou... like books, don't you?�v

��kmai_0071
�yMaiya�z
�uYes!�v

^chara01,file5:���΁�n

How do I put it... at that moment it seemed like a
bright light filled the dark room.

Bright, shining, sparkling -- all these words
could be acceptable descriptions. A truly
brilliant face.

��kmai_0072
�yMaiya�z
�uA single human's knowledge is limited by the
capacity of their memory.�v

^chara01,file5:�^��1��n

��kmai_0073
�yMaiya�z
�uBut, thanks to writing, thanks to books, that
memory limit can extend to infinity!�v

^chara01,file4:D_

I feel like I can hear a sound effect as
Hidaka-san spreads her arms wide.

��kmai_0074
�yMaiya�z
�uThere are a lot of books here. If I'm able to
make use of it, all the knowledge written here
becomes my own power!�v

^chara01,file5:���΁�n

�yYanagi�z
�uAh... previously with that dude from the baseball
club...�v

��kmai_0075
�yMaiya�z
�uAh, I know. Yes, we fought.�v

^chara01,file5:�ၗn

This is from last year, we weren't in the same
class yet.

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Hidaka-san gave a warning to a rowdy guy and an
argument broke out.

In the face of the sports club guys' intimidation,
Hidaka-san didn't take a single step back.

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��kmai_0076
�yMaiya�z
�uYou have a lot of pride in your body, but I
wonder how much training you actually do?�v

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��kmai_0077
�yMaiya�z
�uIn the prefectural tournament, you were defeated
twice and eliminated. 5-0. Complete defeat.�v

^chara01,file5:�ၗn

��kmai_0078
�yMaiya�z
�uBy the way... do you know what kind of training
the team that's now representing our prefecture
does?�v

^chara01,file5:��΁�n

��kmai_0079
�yMaiya�z
�uOr rather,  do you know the national champions'
practice methods?�v

^chara01,file4:D_

��kmai_0080
�yMaiya�z
�uIn this place, you can find that information
written in a book.�v

^chara01,file5:�^��2��n

��kmai_0081
�yMaiya�z
�uIf you ask me, I can have the school buy the
latest training magazines with practice regiments,
you know?�v

^chara01,file5:�ၗn

��kmai_0082
�yMaiya�z
�uYou're always having trouble with your club
budget, right? Every specialty magazine issue
comes out of the budget. There's a way you could

�yMaiya�z
save on future issues.�v

^chara01,file5:��΁�n

��kmai_0083
�yMaiya�z
�uShould we speak to the club advisor? If it's
related to physical education or athletics, it
will pass.�v

��kmai_0084
�yMaiya�z
�u...now, are you going to be quiet in the
library?�v

^chara01,file4:B_,file5:�^��1��n

With the end of that exchange, the sports club
group shut up and were completely silent as they
lined up to check out books.

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With that single incident, everyone knew of the
freshman library committee representative who
would stand up to upper classmen.

And now, this library is like her own personal
castle.

I knew the story, but because I hardly used the
library, I had never experienced it first hand.

Now I think I understand.

This Hidaka-san is totally different from the one
in the classroom.

She's animated and lets out her emotions, and
that...

I think I'm the one that's most fascinated here.

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��kmai_0085
�yMaiya�z
�uIf used properly, knowledge gives more power than
anything else.�v

^chara01,file5:�ၗn

��kmai_0086
�yMaiya�z
�uThe books in this place are my weapons.�v

^chara01,file4:D_,file5:�^��1��n

��kmai_0087
�yMaiya�z
�uAthletics club members train their bodies, but I
train by reading these books, and the accumulated
knowledge becomes my strength.�v

��kmai_0088
�yMaiya�z
�uReading for power. Aggressive, militant
reading.�v

^chara01,file5:�ၗn

�yYanagi�z
�uMillitant...�v

That's the first time I've heard that word.

But if it's from Hidaka-san's mouth, it sounds
most fitting..

��kmai_0089
�yMaiya�z
�uThat's exactly why!�v

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Again, her face got suddenly close.

��kmai_0090
�yMaiya�z
�uBeing unable to put what I've read into practice
is frustrating. Won't you help me understand?�v

^chara01,file5:���΁�n

�yYanagi�z
�uS- sure, if you want to understand...�v

��kmai_0091
�yMaiya�z
�uOne more time, will you please help me
understand?�v

^chara01,file4:C_

�yYanagi�z
�uEh-�v

��kmai_0092
�yMaiya�z
�uYou won't do it?�v

^chara01,file5:�^��1��n

�yYanagi�z
�uN- no, I'd be happy if you let me do it.�v

Half-forced into it, I once more demonstrate my
magic.

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The one I did in class, where the coin goes
through my hand, I tried doing again.

��kmai_0093
�yMaiya�z
�uMuu...�v

The crease on her brow grew more and more
pronounced.

Somehow it looks like she's impressed,
concentrating and staring like this.

��kmai_0094
�yMaiya�z
�uUrakawa-kun... No, maybe young master is better,
like the others say.�v

^chara01,file4:B_,file5:���΁�n

��kmai_0095
�yMaiya�z
�uOr maybe I can call you by name? Yanagi-kun.�v

^chara01,file4:D_

�yYanagi�z
�uUwawa, somehow that feels really weird, so stick
with young master or Urakawa-kun, methinks�`!!�v

There really is an itchy feeling creeping over my
back, so I asked while squirming.

��kmai_0096
�yMaiya�z
�uIn that case I will, but...�v

^chara01,file5:�^��2��n

��kmai_0097
�yMaiya�z
�uI've thought for a while that Yanagi is a
peculiar name. What kind of origin does it have,
if it's okay to ask?�v

^chara01,file5:�^��1��n

�yYanagi�z
�uAh, that... Um, my parents are botanists.�v

This time I'm being stared at intently, and my
heart is pounding strongly.

�yYanagi�z
�uThe first child, my older sister, is called
Azusa.�v

(TL Note: A Japanese cherry birch)

��kmai_0098
�yMaiya�z
�uCould the next be called Kaede?�v

(TL Note: A maple tree)
^chara01,file4:B_,file5:���΁�n

��kmai_0099
�yMaiya�z
�uAnd next is Sakura... I can't think of anything
starting with �wta�x.�v

^chara01,file5:�^��2��n

�yYanagi�z
�uAh, the a, ka, sa, ta, na ordering of characters.
But then I would have to be the eighth child.�v

�yYanagi�z
�uSorry but that's not it. After Azuki-neesan, the
next is Hinoki.�v

(TL Note: A Japanese cypress)

�yYanagi�z
�uAnd then Kaya. Fourth is Kunugi.�v

(TL Note: Japanese nutmeg and sawtooth oak trees)

��kmai_0100
�yMaiya�z
�uCan you even use those kanji for people's
names?�v

^chara01,file5:�^��1��n

�yYanagi�z
�uAzuki-neesan and Kunugi-neesan are fine, but the
next two are no good, so the family register has
them in katakana.�v

�yYanagi�z
�uFor me as well, until that point there were only
girls, so they thought I would probably also be a
girl. And that's why I'm Yanagi.�v

�yYanagi�z
�uI don't know why, but after me they thought it
would probably be another boy, so they prepared
the name Masaki.�v (TL Note: Japanese spindletree)

��kmai_0101
�yMaiya�z
�uA little brother?�v

^chara01,file5:������n

�yYanagi�z
�uDoesn't exist. I'm the youngest child in a family
of five, and also the eldest son.�v

��kmai_0102
�yMaiya�z
�uI see... Wasn't that difficult?�v

^chara01,file5:���΁�n

�yYanagi�z
�uWell, yeah.�v

�yYanagi�z
�uIf I said my name, or wrote it down, or even if
you saw my strange appearance, you wouldn't have
been able to tell if I was a boy or a girl.�v

�yYanagi�z
�uMy clothes and toys were all hand-me-downs, and I
hardly ever touched something new.�v

�yYanagi�z
�u--Learning coin magic was probably caused by the
same thing...�v

�yYanagi�z
�uCards became something that everyone could play,
but I couldn't win with the difference in years,
and even if I did, they'd get mad... I had to find

�yYanagi�z
another toy.�v

�yYanagi�z
�uMy father brought home foreign coins, and for
some reason, I took them and started to mess with
them.�v

�yYanagi�z
�uIf I think about them now, I know there were
great people on those coins, but at the time I
just saw ugly old men, so they didn't really hold

�yYanagi�z
my interest.�v

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�yMaiya�z
�u...I'm sorry. Some serious hardships came up
huh.�v

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�yYanagi�z
�uNo, well, that's true but I don't think of them
as hardships.�v

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�yMaiya�z
�uIn my case, the meaning was �wlight�x.�v

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�yMaiya�z
�uIn the Hebrew language, it's Meiru or Mauru.�v

�yYanagi�z
�u?�v

�yYanagi�z
�uAh... the origin of the name Maiya?�v

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�yMaiya�z
�uYes. It's only fair.�v

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�yYanagi�z
�u...�v

I blinked my eyes.

Is this person... really Hidaka-san?

I almost said it outloud without thinking, but the
person in front of me is different than the one I
know from the classroom.

She talks a lot, and she's assertive and
lively...

Like the �wlight�x that was the origin for her name,
it's like she's shining...

For some reason my cheeks are burning... What
happened to me..?

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�yMaiya�z
�uWhat's wrong?�v

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�yYanagi�z
�uN- nothing!�v

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�yMaiya�z
�uAnyway, what will you do? Just browse, or will
you check out books? If you're browsing, I'll wait
for you.�v

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�yYanagi�z
�uAh, hmm... Check out, I...�v

�yYanagi�z
�u--wait, card, library card, where did I put
it..!�v

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�yMaiya�z
�uIt's fine. I'll handle them for you.�v

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�yYanagi�z
�uAh, then... this one, and this one too...�v

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I took two magic related books off the shelves.

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To be honest, I already have these books, but I
can't go home with nothing.

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�yMaiya�z
�uOkay, it's good now. The return date is next
week. Make sure not to forget.�v

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�yYanagi�z
�uYes, I'll definitely bring them back...�v

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�yMaiya�z
�uI'm going to look around and tidy up, and then
turn off the lights and go home.�v

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�yYanagi�z
�uAh... okay. Well then...�v

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�yMaiya�z
�uThank you for making use of the library.�v

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�yYanagi�z
�u..!�v

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Her face looks like she's happy from the bottom of
her heart, and it makes my heart throb.

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After finishing in the library, I walk through a
empty hallway. The throbbing in my chest still
hasn't settled down.

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Outside the window, the sun fell at some point.
It's dark.

I turn and look at the still-illuminated library.

Hidaka-san still remains in that place.

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I had no idea. Hidaka-san, inside the library that
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It's hard to express, but it is incredibly
charming.

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�yYanagi�z
�u..!�v

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It's not just her.

Shizunai-san with her sparkling eyes, and the kind
Mukawa-sensei as well.

Everyone is incredibly charming.

From my older sisters, I thought the idea that
girls were vulgar and overbearing had been
embedded in my flesh and bones.

It's like a different lifeform.

I could hardly have sexual thoughts about my older
sisters.

I want to make everyone have fun.

With my magic, I'd like them to have fun.

Hidaka-san, Mukawa-sensei, Shizunai-san. I want to
give those people fun.

It's frustrating, but I can't do it with my
current techniques.

To have them enjoy themselves, rather than just
increasing my tricks, I need something different.

Yes, real magic-- magick is what I need.

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�yYanagi�z
�uHm...!?�v

Something came to me!

Magic, magick... magick... to make them have fun.
To move everyone's hearts.

Something magic-like.

--Hypnosis!

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I returned home, ate dinner, and went straight to
my room.

It's small and my older sisters' clothes are
scattered everywhere, but...

Just like the library is Hidaka-san's castle, this
place where I cultivated my coin magic is my
personal castle.

�yYanagi�z
�uHypnosis... huh�v

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�yYanagi�z
�uAh, hello, this is Urakawa... Senpai, sorry but
could I ask your advice on something real quick?�v

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First I contact my Senpai who knows a lot about
everything, including magic, and try asking them.

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�yYanagi�z
�uHah...I see...fumu fumu...�v

Hypnosis.

To manipulate people as you like sounds
implausible-- like real magick.

That's what I thought, but it seems real hypnosis
is fairly different from the impression I had.

It's not something that can forcibly manipulate
others however I want.

For hypnosis, a lot of techniques are necessary,
and the reality is that there are limits on what
you can do.

Still, it's true that something called stage
hypnosis is actually a real thing.

It's an overseas thing, but professional stage
hypnotists exist.

Just like with magic shows, you need the ability
to deceive people. So it's not really that amazing
a thing.

�yYanagi�z
�uOh no, thank you so much. It's great to have such
a reliable senpai. I'm truly grateful. Thank you
so much.�v

After my conversation with Senpai, I start to
think.

�yYanagi�z
�uChristmas...�v

Shizunai-san said there were still two months
until Christmas.

If I start practicing now, two months. If I
practice until I drop dead, I should be able to do
something?

I won't be able to reach the level of a
professional making money off it, but it should be
good enough to show to my classmates.

�yYanagi�z
�u...All right!�v

I decided!

This Christmas I'll add hypnosis to coin magic in
my list of tricks!

To that end, practice!

...but you need a partner to practice hypnosis.
Just

yourself really isn't sufficient.

So I need a practice partner.

�yYanagi�z
�uMu mu mu...�v

I think of people I can ask to be my practice
partner.

Kiyota-kun... Nishioka-kun... Hiragishi-kun... The
guys in my class that I get along with.

I think any one of them would be happy to help.

...but.

For some reason, as if to push those guys' faces
aside, cute pretty faces come to me in rapid
succession.

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Hidaka-san.

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Mukawa-sensei.

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Shizunai-san...

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�yYanagi�z
�uMu...�v

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My body randomly heats up.

Hold up, I'm not thinking of anything I should
feel guilty about.

I'm thinking strange things maybe just the
smallest amount. I genuinely just want to make
them happy.

But still... if there were some way for me to also
have fun...

Magic shows often have a beautiful assistant,
right?

�yYanagi�z
�u...�v

That's right, I haven't decided anything yet, but
just imagining it, that would be nice.

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Hidaka-san... Hidaka Maiya.

What if I could ask her to participate in the
hypnosis show?

I learned about her true face today, but the
others still think she's completely devoted to
being a serious, no-fun honors student.

If I'm able to have her fall under hypnosis,
wouldn't the others be truly surprised?

If they're surprised, even Mukawa-sensei...
Wouldn't Mukawa-sensei be even more surprising?

If Mukawa-sensei were to sleep, dance, become a
dog and bark, people would be truly shocked that
it was that strict Sensei.

And what if it was Shizunai-san?

She had that reaction because it was something I
had already showed her, but if she were seeing it
for the first time... If it's hypnosis...

She's really good at playing along, and seems like
she might be easy to hypnotize, and that alone
gets me excited.

�yYanagi�z
�uHmmmmmm�v

I want to surprise everyone by suddenly announcing
it at the Christmas party.

For that, I need to keep it a strict secret. Both
my practice partner and the fact that I'm doing a
hypnosis show at all. I need my partner to keep it

secret too.

So it seems that it's better to ask only one
person.

Just one person...

Who will I ask to help?

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